I Became the Cure for the Cursed Prince - Chapter 141

Meow… meow…

No matter how many times she cried out in front of the secondhand bookstore, he didn’t appear.

And then, about a week later, he finally came back. His body looked even thinner than before, but he gently picked Lulu up and held her in his arms.

“You must have been so hungry. I haven’t been well, so I couldn’t get out of bed.”

Lulu rubbed her face against his chest and took in the sweet scent of vanilla that clung to him. The breath that had felt stuck finally began to ease, and the hunger and thirst that had felt unbearable slowly disappeared.

That was when Lulu realized it.

She loved Kim Woo-jin.

However, the fact that the first being Lulu ever loved in his life was a human and not a cat was both a blessing and a curse.

He told himself, “He’s human. I shouldn’t be greedy. Just watching him from afar should be enough.”

With those thoughts, Lulu tried to calm his heart as he wandered around the secondhand bookstore. Then, one day, he overheard a conversation by chance.

It was a phone call made by a man who had recently started showing up around the bookstore, observing Kim Woojin closely.

“If I had known he would grow up to be that handsome, I would have sold him instead of throwing him out. Well, it can’t be helped now. I’ll just take him back and sell him. If I send him along with the Omegas from Hope Orphanage, I could probably get a good price for him. Probably.”

Hope Orphanage was a place Lulu had once heard about from Woojin. It was where children without parents lived together. Woojin had said it was a painful place because the director used to abuse the kids.

Lulu couldn’t understand every word of the conversation, but his instincts told him everything he needed to know. That man was the director Woojin had spoken about. And now, he was planning to hurt Woojin.

Lulu saw the orphanage director approaching. Without hesitation, he ran straight into the road. He had noticed a dump truck coming from a distance, but panic took over. If he waited even a moment longer, Kim Woo-jin might get hurt.

But Lulu’s small body could only move so fast. As the massive truck came rushing toward him, fear started to rise in his chest with every step.

Tires screeched.

“Meow!”

Lulu flinched and curled up in fear.

Suddenly, Kim Woo-jin dashed out, grabbed Lulu, and threw his arms around him.

They tumbled across the pavement together.

Lulu landed safely on the sidewalk. But when he looked back at the road, he saw blood. Then he realized that the blood belonged to Kim Woo-jin.

Kim Woo-jin…

People quickly gathered around him.

“Someone calls for help, now!”
“It’s too late. He’s already gone.”
“Why did he suddenly run into the street like that?”
“If he wanted to die, he should have done it alone. Now he’s dragged an innocent driver into this.”

Gone? Kim Woo-jin was gone?

Lulu pushed through the crowd, forcing his way between people’s legs to reach Kim Woo-jin. He pressed his small body against him and felt his warmth.

He was still warm. There was no way he could be dead.

Woo-jin, Kim Woo-jin, please wake up.

But no matter how many times Lulu called out, he didn’t move.

Kim Woo-jin had died.

After that day, Lulu stopped eating and stopped sleeping. A world without Kim Woo-jin didn’t feel like living at all.

Then a single thought took hold of him.

It was all because of the orphanage director. If it hadn’t been for him, Kim Woo-jin would still be alive.

Instead of choosing death, Lulu chose something else.

He chose revenge.

From that day on, Lulu began to follow the orphanage director.

Then one day, he overheard another phone call. The man said he would take the children from the orphanage to the port at ten o’clock that night and load them onto a ship.

The best revenge would be to report this to the police. But as a cat who couldn’t speak or make anyone believe him, Lulu had no way to do that.

What should I do?

After thinking hard, Lulu waited for nightfall. When it was dark, he went to the police station closest to the port and sat in front of it, waiting for someone to come out.

Before long, someone stepped outside holding a Churu snack. The rich smell hit his nose, making him feel dizzy with hunger, but he resisted and turned his head away.

“Not hungry, are you? A cat refusing Churu? That’s rare,” the officer muttered as he turned to go back inside.

At that moment, Lulu meowed as loudly as he could, bit the officer’s pant leg, and pulled him toward the port.

Please, please, follow me.

Whether it was luck or Lulu’s desperation that worked, the officer didn’t ignore him. Thanks to that, they were able to catch the orphanage director in the act of trying to sell the Omega children.

I did it. I got my revenge.

No matter how much he meowed in excitement, there was no one left to hear him. All the sorrow and exhaustion he had held back until now suddenly crashed down on him.

Lulu curled up on the spot and finally allowed himself to sleep. Before long, he drifted into a deep slumber. He told himself that if he saw Kim Woo-jin in his dreams, he would share the good news and never wake up again.

They say if you truly wish for something, it will come true.

Unbelievably, when Lulu opened his eyes again, he was lying next to Kim Woo-jin. And not just any version of him, but a strong, healthy man with broad shoulders, firm muscles, and shiny black hair.

He thought it was a dream. But it wasn’t. And honestly, even if it had been, he wouldn’t have cared.

Somehow, he was no longer a cat. He had become something different, a half-monster species known for their long lifespans. Because of that, not only could he live longer than a regular cat, but he could also receive Kim Woo-jin’s special affection.

Now called Lucas, he was given that name by Kim Woo-jin himself, who showered him with even more love than in his previous life.

“I wonder if he’s awake by now.”

The voice of Leon suddenly pulled Lulu out of his thoughts.

Leon was always a frustrating presence in Lulu’s life. But he wasn’t someone Lulu could truly dislike, especially since he had risked his life to save Lucas more than once.

And right now, Lulu needed him.

Leon was the only person in the world who could speak both the language of cats and humans.

To think I have no choice but to ask my rival for help. I really hate this.

“…Lulu, what are you suddenly mumbling about?”

Leon looked at Lulu with a confused expression. Lulu snorted and replied.

Don’t act like you don’t know. You’ve known since we were little. You knew I’ve loved Lucas all along.

“…Sometimes pretending not to know is just easier.”

Lulu narrowed his eyes. He had expected as much.

So what now? You want to fight me over Lucas? Let’s not do that. Tomorrow is your tenth wedding anniversary.

I’m not here to fight. I have a favor to ask.

“A favor?”

Lulu began to calmly explain everything about his and Lucas’s past life. Leon’s expression changed several times. He got angry, then emotional, even wiped away a tear, then got angry again, but he stayed focused on the story.

When Lulu finally finished speaking, Leon tilted his head slightly.

“Why didn’t you say anything before? If Lucas knew you were Hayang reincarnated as Lulu, and that you took revenge on the orphanage director, he’d be happy.”

Tsk. You’re too simple-minded. Lucas isn’t like you. He wasn’t happy in his past life, and he’s still not someone who lives without pain. If I talk about our past life, he’ll just feel sorry for me. He’ll remember everything and feel sad. I already know how he’d react. That’s why I couldn’t say anything.

“Then why now? Why tell me this?”

I don’t want to admit it…

Lulu paused, took a deep breath, and spoke again.

He looks happy now. So happy that the past doesn’t seem to matter anymore.

“And the reason he’s happy is because of me, isn’t it?”

Leon stared into Lulu’s eyes as he spoke. Even though Lulu looked no different than before, something about him felt unfamiliar. Maybe it was because he remembered his past life. Maybe it was something else.

Leon felt emotions he didn’t quite understand and tried to lighten the mood with a joke.

“You’re not really Lulu, are you?”

Maybe I’m not. Maybe I never was.

“What are you talking about?”

Lulu stretched out his front paws and rested his chin on them. His relaxed posture was still that of a cat, but his presence felt strange, almost otherworldly.

He slowly began to speak again.

In my past life, people called me unlucky, a stray, even a monster. I didn’t have a real name until I met Lucas.

His voice carried the pain, loneliness, and sorrow of a stray’s life.

“Hayang.”

I still remember the first time someone called me that. My fur stood on end, my toes tingled, and my nose twitched like I was about to sneeze.

“I know what that feels like. I’m a tiger, after all.”

Lulu smiled and said it was nice to be able to talk so easily. He felt that if he didn’t make at least a lighthearted joke, the mood might become too heavy to bear.

While listening to Lulu’s story, Leon kept thinking about Lucas. He couldn’t believe how tragic their lives had been.

One of them had been an inferior Omega, abandoned by his parents, only to be reincarnated as a cursed Grand Duke of the North. The other had been a stray cat, nearly dying alone on the streets, only to be reborn as a half-monster, once again abandoned by his parents.

Now Leon finally understood why Lucas and Lulu cared so deeply for each other.

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